rock climbing at yosemite national park. 26-year-old blake parkinson expected to return home after a few weeks of therapy. kpix 5's andria borba spoke with him in modesto. >> reporter: this is how eastern yosemite began for blake and ben of palo alto geared up ready to climb higher cathedral sp

a palo alto man recovering after he fell while rock climbing at yosemite national park. we'll have the details of his dramatic rescue. >> reporter: and we have some new details about that teenager who stowed away to hawaii. it turns out he was on the tarmac for a couple of hours before anybody noticed. i'm kiet do with a live report coming up. >>> a bit of panic i guess. have never taken a fall like that before. >> this bay area man falls at yosemite and lives after rescue. >> we all take for granted that of course the perimeter with the fence and the barbed wire is going to be enough. in this case that wasn't enough and we need to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> the 15-year-old from santa clara who climbed into the wheel well of a plane and made it alive to maui is sparking national debate about airport security. >> the mother of one of the high school students killed in that crash on i-5 is suing fedex. the fedex truck hit a bus full of teenagers head on in glenn county and burst into flames. >> comedian stephen colbert flashed his signature smile on the way into

but following is a daring rescue in the midst of yosemite. annette, that injured climber spoke from his hospital bed. >> that's right. he did so this evening. he describes himself as an avid climber. besides the mountains around the world he checked off his to-do list, the stanford grad also is up advises the school's climbing wall. higher cathedral spiral is one he he want he heed wanted to conquer. but he can't scratch that off his list yet. >> panic, i guess. i had never taken a fall like that before. >> reporter: 26-year-old blake parkinson from palo alto is in great pain after falling in yosemite national park. he had a very difficult helicopters rescue. he got into trouble and plummeted about 30 feet. >> i hit a ledge with a large rock. i hit my back on a boulder. it was pro dutruding off a ledg. >> he couldn't move and needed rescuing. a number of factors made parkinson's rescue tricky, including the wind. making it difficult to lower park rangers. another problem was the wall of rocks. and how close the chopper's spinning blades came

visitors can now go to the areas in yosemite burned by last year's devastating wildfire. we'll show you what it looks like now. >>> and an update on the crisis in ukraine. what may lead to tough new sanctions against russia. >>> got a story for nbc bay area's investigative unit? call the tip line at 1-888-996-tips or e-mail us at theunit@nbcbayarea.com. ♪ hey, that's the last crescent! oh, did you want it? yeah. we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half. that's not half! guys, i have more. thanks, mom. [ female announcer ] do you have enough pillsbury crescents? so i should probably get the last roll... yeah but i practiced my bassoon. [ mom ] and i listened. [ brother ] i can do this. [ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey, pillsbury cinnamon rolls. make the weekend pop. >>> the crisis in ukraine appears to be headed into a new phase this week. pro-russian militants are refusing to put down their weapons and that's forcing washington to consider moving ahead with tough new sanctions. as nbc's brian moore reports,

cliff at yosemite...then realized he couldn't walk.us about t risky rescue and his harrowg adventure. we're learning where a bay a stowaway ended up was not h intended destination. how 's connected to his quest to fd his mother. plus, what flaws the stowaw situation has revealed about airport security at bay area airports. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's wednesday, april 23rd i'm >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> fans of the "late show" got a glimpse of the future last night. stephen colbert dropped by the ed sullivan theater. it was his first visit since being named david letterman's replacement. and as alison harmelin tells us, colbert almost worked for letterman before, not once but twice. >> reporter: comedian stephen colbert flashed his signature smile on the way into the "late show," his soon-to-be new gig. >> i think he's the smartest choice as a replacement for letterman. >> i'm sad that letterman is leaving, but colbert is hysterical. love h

a palo alto man fell 30 feet on to a boulder in yosemite national park.ve the details of the accident and the rescue that saved him. >> a daring smash-and-grab all caught on camera at a walgreens on the peninsula. the thieves weren't after cash. >> and the winds calming down more sunshine on the way. looks like a warmer day with rain in the forecast. we'll tell you when coming up. >> and we have some good sized traffic jam, one in hayward, one in petaluma. we'll explain where coming up. >>> good morning. it's "hump day," wednesday, april 23rd. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm juliette goodrich in michelle griego. >>> crews are wrapping up work on a fire on chase street. the fire was limited to the garage, which was destroyed. two cars were damaged. no one was injured. the homeowner says he was in shock when he saw the flames. >> the only thing that was really going through my mind is why it wasn't going out. >> it was so hot that, you know, 25, 30 feet away it was painful. and that was before the building actually really went up. >> the cause of the fire right

from his farm, right outside of yosemite national park.lcome to the show. >> i can't believe how eloquently you explained what was going on. that's awesome. >> you're a legend. a youtube legend. >> it's true. >> this video that has 39 million views, you didn't monetize this thing, didn't make any -- >> god told me not to put ads on the video, that there would be other ways. >> you did figure out what it means. >> yeah, what it means is that i was in the presence of god. and i'm here to give a message to humanity. i can say, love your fellow man, walk gently on mother earth and connect to the spirit. the rainbows tell me i'm on the right path. >> $88,000 is the goal for the film. marsa wants to see you in yosemite. >> i've never been out of north america. i'm not someone who traveled. i get an e-mail from iceland and it says, we want to bring you to iceland. i'm like, okay. it was puowerful to go out ther and have the festival where the kids sang. it is important. the movie needs to be made and they have to see where i did it and where it c

the story of a palo alto man who fell 30 feet on to a boulder in yosemite national park.tails of the accident and the rescue that saved his life. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, this is the "name your price" tool. it gives you options based on your budget -- it's a piece of cake. i was told there would be cake. get a free quote at progressive.com. >>> we have new details about the teenager who stowed away to hawaii. turns out he stayed on the tarmac for hours. we have a live report straight ahead. >> and the city of oakland makes a big offer to keep the a's in the coliseum but is the team willing to play ball? coming up. >> and we have some clouds rolling in around the bay area but lots of sunshine in between. but some rain in the forecast. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and we're already seeing delays coming out of the altamont pass. we'll have your travel times in just minutes. >>> and good morning to you, it is wednesday, april 23rd. i'm juliette goodrich in for michelle. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. [ echo in the background ] >> a palo alto man is recovering in a

a video of a local man being rescued after falling 30 people at yosemite. why it took two helicopters to save him. and what happens when you realize the tattoo you've got was a mistake? where you can turn to get rid of all of that ink. and it is being called creepy and it has some worried about privacy. 5* new market cking stunt is -- a new marketing stunt is digging into your personal information. >> winds are dropping off and the temperatures are falling. it is going to be chilly in some spots. i will be back with the details and when rain hillary -- will revisit us. >> here is a preview of what we are up to tonight. >> when i talk, you shut up. patrol which documented this rescue of a seriously injured hiker in yosemite. it happened on sunday when blake parkinson from palo alto fell about 30 feet on to a rock ledge. crews hoisted parkinson into this helicopter and then flew him to yosemite valley where a helicopter was brought in to take him to modesto. the experienced climber is expected to survive. >>> there are many reasons forgetting a tattoo, but th

a video of a local man being rescued after falling people at yosemite. wh it took two helicopte to save him. and what happens when yo realize the tattooou've got was a mistake? where you can turn to get rid of all o that ink. and it is being caed creepy and it has some worried abo privacy. 5* new market cking stunt is -- a new marketing stunt i digging into your personal information. >> winds are dropping off and the temperatures are falling. it is going to be chilly in some spots. i will be back with the details d when rain hillary -- will revisit us. >> here is a preview of what we are up to tonight. >> when i talk, you shut up. >>> new video from the highway patrol which documented this rescue of a seriously injured hiker in yosemite. it happened on sunday when blake parkinson from palo alto fell about 30 feet on to a rock ledge. crews hoisted parkinson into this helicopter and then flew him to yosemite valley where a helicopter was brought in to take him to modesto. the experienced climber is expected to survive. >>> there are many reasons forgetting

most of it wants to come and see you in yosemite.l us what you want to do if she makes it there. >> i've never been out of north america, i'm not someone who travels but i get an e-mail from iceland who says we're a high school and we want to bring you to iceland. really? okay. it was so powerful to go out there and have the festival where the kids sang and danced to me and i feel it's only half the story and it's really important and this movie has to be made. they have to see where i came from and why i did it and all that. >> that's it for us here "right this minute," everybody. thanks for joining us. we'll see you next time. >>> hi, everyone, i'm beth troutman, it's time for great videos before they go viral "right this minute." >>> a family launches an internet campaign to save 4-year-old aliza. aliza was diagnosed with a rare terminal disease. now her parents reveal how a viral video could help in their desperate search for a cure. >> but what you find out is a rare disease a left up to the parents. a cure is there. >>> a motor

this is how easter in yosemite began for blake parkinson and ben tomsky. this is how it ended with a chp helicopter hauling blake off of the granite. he was tackling the most difficult stretch when everything went wrong. >> went to pull a move and i didn't make it and i fell and it was about 20 or 40 feet before the rope caught me. >> reporter: but not before his back was broken on the boulder he landed on. >> i was carrying water and that exploded against the rock. when i went to feel my back i thought it was my blood. >> reporter: he was panicked not from the fall, but from the silence. >> whoa, this seemed bad. it seemed bad he was not responsible. he was not shouting to us. normally, when a climber falls, right away they would say i'm okay. >> reporter: when ben and other climbers got to blake, he was in bad shape. they called 911 and the rescue began. >> if you move forward five feet, right through the trees. >> after a lot of careful maneuvering with the chopper blades close to the rock face, they carefully reeled him up with a basket. after a few di

it happened in yosemite's cathedral range.he talked about his fall and his rescue. >> slide left 10. >> reporter: rescue video shows a rock climber who fell 30 feet from a granite wall. 26-year-old blake parkinson of palo alto landedden a ledge 1,000 feet above the yosemite valley floor. a chp rescue and park rescue service were tasked with rescuing him off the ledge. >> i have never taken a fall like that before. >> reporter: now in a hospital bed, parkinson is being treated for spinal fractures, in time he is expected to recover. >> i hit my back on a boulder. that was protruding off of this ledge. it had been a climb that i had wanted to do for quite a while. so i'll have to wait to finish it up another time i guess. >> reporter: his climbing partner ben knew immediately there was a problem. >> normally when a climber fall, right away they would say i'm okay i'm getting back on it and you would feel something moveing with the rope. but since i wasn't getting anything from the rope and, he was not responsive, it seemed like

yosemite slew is an inlet at the southeast end of san francisco bay near candlestick point.s how it is about to get a makeover. >> in between candlestick park and the old hunter's point shipyard, an industrial street runs to a chain link fence bordering the bay. >> on the other side of that fence is the yosemite slew, a forgotten inlet that's borne the brunt of illegal dumping for nearly a century. >> san francisco is a pretty amazing place. you wouldn't think that yosemite slew could exist in 2014. >>> but it does exist in federal and metal officials say the wetlands of three foot layers of toxic sledge. >> the levels we get concerned at epa about around 360 parts per billion, 5,000 parts per billion so way above what we would normally get concerned about. >> this forgotten wetland is forgotten no more. the epa is kick off a claar 15 million project to resort slew, but even before it begins hauling away an estimated 1,000 truckloads of polluted mud it will begin hanging signs temporarily warning the public to stay out. >> the first goal is to make sure people don't get in,

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no more shots in yosemite? >> that was a beautiful shot, though.t 48 hours. even sooner than that actually. more like the next 36 hours. here's live doppler 7 hd showing clear skies right now. we have just a few scattered puffs of cumulus clouds around but our rainfall totals over the last 72 hours bear some consideration. look at these, over 2 inches of rain in the last three days at santa rosa, over 2 inches of rain at mt. st. helena, an inch and a half at sfo, inch and a quarter at oakland. right now we're looking at main be blue sky from our east bay hills camera. the presunset sky. temperature readings, 56 in san francisco. right around or just above 60 in oakland, redwood city, san jose and los gatos. looking northwestern toward the richmond san rafael bridge, a mainly blue sky. more temperatures for you. 59 at santa rosa and napa 56. petaluma is 60 apiece at fairfield, concord and livermore. a beautiful view of the southwestern sky. actually this is pretty much western, from mt. tam. the sun will officially set, by the way, at 7:34 this even

no more shots in yosemite? >> that was a beautiful shot, though. we've got rain coming in in the next 48 hours. even sooner than that actually. more like the next 36 hours. here's live doppler 7 hd showing clear skies right now. we have just a few scattered puffs of cumulus clouds around but our rainfall totals over the last 72 hours bear some consideration. look at these, over 2 inches of rain in the last three days at santa rosa, over 2 inches of rain at mt. st. helena, an inch and a half at sfo, inch and a quarter at oakland. right now we're looking at main be blue sky from our east bay hills camera. the presunset sky. temperature readings, 56 in san francisco. right around or just above 60 in oakland, redwood city, san jose and los gatos. looking northwestern toward the richmond san rafael bridge, a mainly blue sky. more temperatures for you. 59 at santa rosa and napa 56. petaluma is 60 apiece at fairfield, concord and livermore. a beautiful view of the southwestern sky. actually this is pretty much western, from mt. tam. the sun will officiall

the keepers of this yosemite inn ran for their lives, but the fire stopped just at their property likewe'll show you what they're seeing now, almost a year later, that gives them hope. good morning nelly! woah. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya. what is that? you mean my honey wand? [ shouting ] [ splat ] come on. matter of fact. [ rustling ] shirt. shoes. shades. ah! wow! now that voice... my voice? [ auto-tuned ] what's wrong with my voice? yeah man, bee got swag! be happy! be healthy! that's gotta go too. ♪ hey! must be the honey! [ sparkle ] sweet. >>> coming up on 7:30 on your sunday morning. we start off this morning with a live look at oakland. beautiful panorama there and the grace cathedral in san francisco as we await mass on easter sunday. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock, in for kris sanchez today. a nice day on easter sunday, and whether you're headed to mass or to the market, what can you expect? let's check the forecast. >> it's going to be beautiful. in fact

. >>> up next, rebirth of sorts in and around yosemite national park following last year's massive fire. >>> as we look back at the bay area, it is nice out here. a little windy, as you can see, there is change on the horizon, a chance for rain. we will detail it about for you coming up after a break at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. up. the rim fire started in aug. and charred more than 250-thousand acres in the stanislau >>> parts of yosemite national park is opening back up. the rim fire started in august and charred more than 250,000 acres. it is considered the third largest wildfire in california history. forest officials say they are opening several seasonal roads, campgrounds and day-use areas that have been closed after the fire after months of repairs. >>> a heavy haze over parts of golden gate park today. thousands of people came out to celebrate not just easter but also the unofficial pot holiday, knownace 4/20. they looked for illegal activities. 8 people have

it happened in yosemite's cathedral range.alked about his fall and his rescue. >> slide left 10. >> reporter: rescue video shows a rock climber who fell 30 feet from a granite wall. 26-year-old blake parkinson of palo alto landedden a ledge 1,000 feet above the yosemite valley floor. a chp rescue and park rescue service were tasked with rescuing him off the ledge. >> i have never taken a fall like that before. >> reporter: now in a hospital bed, parkinson is being treated for spinal fractures, in time he is expected to recover. >> i hit my back on a boulder. that was protruding off of this ledge. it had been a climb that i had wanted to do for quite a while. so i'll have to wait to finish it up another time i guess. >> reporter: his climbing partner ben knew immediately there was a problem. >> normally when a climber fall, right away they would say i'm okay i'm getting back on it and you would feel something moveing with the rope. but since i wasn't getting anything from the rope and, he was not responsive, it seemed like some

. >> a hike, trail is closed at yosemite after a massive rock fall after 16,000 tons of rock fell from a hill into a creek. some crushed trees and 400 streets of the trail were ruined. >> a lot people want to head over this because the weather so nice. >> absolutely, it has been warm this, as it will at at&t park. stake the the -- take the sunscreen. it will feel ten degrees warmer than this. 74 at first pitch and dropping down to 70 by the end of the game. have fun. 64 at lake, 78 in yosemite, and through the central valley, mid-to-upper 80's and 92 in fresno and 98 in palm springs. 88 in los angeles. the seven-day forecast for lake tahoe is absolutely warm up here with temperatures running at ten degrees warmer-than-average and not a single chance of snow the next seven days. safe travels. >> 9 degrees, like the band? >> you are a fan. >> you remember that? >> as we move into the north bay southbound 101 at lincoln avenue we have three lanes blocked and that will last until 5 o'clock this morning. we are r have a stalled big rig that is fully loaded westbound on 92, so, watch out for

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this is video of yosemite. the climber suffered major injuries and he was airlifted to a hospital.d helicopter rescue in yosemite in weeks. >>> cooler today compared to yesterday. let's go to our chief meteorologist now. >> 15 degrees in some places. yesterday lots of low 80s. today was still warm. 60s and low 70s but not the 80s. change is coming. strong winds and clouds are increasing all day. right now we are between clouds banks. one moving to the south here. and it is clear out there now and this area as it moves in tonight, a good chance for some of this. light scattered showers as the system comes from the direction. it is a good idea to see what they are getting. right now it is light stuff. light wet weather could move into our area and bring usspriles, drizzle, whatever -- us sprinkles, drizzle, whatever you like to call it. wet roads from the over night sprinkle chance. 16 miles per hour awinds add oakland. -- winds at oakland. sfo 25. you get the idea. it is windy out there. windier tomorrow as the system moves through. san francisco right now 64. san francisco spot for

really thought that this place was going to be gone. >> reporter: buff once they came back, the yosemite riverside inn was still standing. >> it was devastating to see how close your property actually came. >> reporter: but 400 square miles of trees and woods are blackened moonscapes. pine needles reveal the fire's path. their home is like an island surrounded by charred forest. >> it is hard for our kids. they want to be out roaming. >> reporter: but amid the destruction are signs of life. >> we were able to sell some of the timber, the hazard trees along the power distribution right-of-way. >> reporter: the public utilities commission sold burned timber from its land to help offset the damage to electric plants on the hetch hetchy water system. >> most of those distribution line, well, all the distribution lines were damaged and downed by the fire activity. >> reporter: the fire forced the plants off line for about two weeks. immediately after, the utility went about replacing hundreds of power poles and transmission lines. now, as the tourist season approaches, business owners wonder

it happened at yosemite park's proceduralrange. the climber had to be airlifted to a hospital in modesto. the california highway patrol says this was the second helicopter rescue in yosemite in two weeks. >>> a u.s. marshal shot and killed a defendant during a federal gang trial in salt lake city. the defendant was rushed to hospital where he died. officials say he rushed to a witness while holding a pen in an aggressive manner. the marshal fired. the man was one of 17 gang members being tried on racketeering charges. >>> the boston marathon went off without a hitch today, one year after two bombs tore through the crowd at the finish line with matt l mack deadly results. today's race of redemption had a particularly fitting and. >> they are boston strong. 36000 people trekking 26.2 miles through massachusetts for the 118th running of the boston marathon. an american winning the race a little over a year after two bombs went off at the finish line. 38-year-old medic polansky completing the marathon in two hours eight minutes 37 seco

the california highway patrol flew deep into yosemite national park on sunday to evacuate an injured rock climber. 26-year-old blake parkinson had fallen 30 feet, breaking his back. but he's recovering tonight at a hospital in modesto. well, this could be a first, a traffic jam caused by a hot air balloon that made an unplanned landing. it happened last night in san diego. the balloon was blown off course by a gust of wind. the pilot brought it down on the street. 8 passengers were aboard including children celebrating a birthday. nobody hurt, but they will have quite a story to tell. today, chicago celebrated the 100th anniversary of wrigley field. the friendly confines looked good as new as cub fans welcomed back many of their favorites, including hall-of-famer ernie banks. all the players wore throw-back uniforms, but as often happens, the cubs blew a three-run lead, losing to arizona, 7-5. in another part of chicago, teenagers are learning a different sport and a lot about life. that story's next. teams. next weather talent appears at wx center with generic pinpoint filling monit

blake parkinson recovering in a modesto hospital now. 26-year-old was rock climbing in yosemite last sunday when he was fell and he was just too injured to move. >> i hit a ledge with a large rock, so, i hit my back on a pole there. so i was protruding off of this ledge, so that's what caused the injuries in my back. >> wind and the rock wall made it difficult for the rescue crew to get to parkinson. at one point, the helicopter's blades were spinning just 10 feet from the wall, but they pulled him up and took him to the hospital. doctors say he will be fine and should be back in the bay area for rehab later this week. >>> well, new at 11:00, crews have rediscovered a ship wreck more than a century old in the san francisco bay. in fact, it's right near the golden gate bridge. nbc bay area's krchristie smiths live in san francisco with why it's been hidden for so long. christie? >> reporter: good morning, scott. it was actually about this time of day when the steam ship city of chester named after city in pennsylvania sank ear, way back in 188. now, since then, researchers have had an

. >> a huge rockslide at yosemite, 16,000 tons of rock comes crashing down. >> 80 at the beach today, nearly 90 in the south bay. saratoga 87 degrees this afternoon and we are not done getting warmer yet. getting warmer yet. find out how high we're ,, i'll just press this, and you'll save on both. ding! ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, llllet's get ready to bundlllllle... [ holding final syllable ] oh, yeah, sorry! let's get ready to bundle and save. now, that's progressive. oh, i think i broke my spleen! and 14 ships.. are trying to zero in on a signal that ma coming from the plane's bla >>> the search for the missing malaysian airlines plane just got smaller. 14 ships are trying to zero in on the signal that may be coming from the plane's black box,. >> reporter: the signals were detected more than 600 miles off the coast of australia. the urgent goal now is to find them again and then drag the pinger locator over that site as many times as possible. mike dean is the navy's deputy director of ocean engineering. >> the more headings you can run at different angles with the shim,

what it means to the bay area. >> reporter: high in the mountains of yosemite is the source of drinking water for 2.6 million people across the bay area. the o'shaughnessy dam is gate keeper for the hetchetchee water system flowing to san francisco. >> this reservoir holds 117 billion gallons. it serves 85% of our water supply. >> reporter: the dam may hold that much water but following a mostly dry winter, it's holding far less. >> you can almost see what we call a bathtub ring. sort of a lighter color of rock. the reservoir would fill all the way up to that level. so where we are, we would be under water. >> reporter: the drought has left the reservoir half full for the first time in decades old stone benches, a rock bridge, the original 1923 top are above water. >> normally you wouldn't see that. it would be under water at this time. >> reporter: ellen levin of san francisco's public utilities commission says the winter snow isn't offering much hope. >> i think what's even worse is the fact that our snowpack is only at 35%. usually in a normal year, we would be able to fill the reser

more than 70,000 acres of parkland burned last august on yosemite's western edge. firefighters waged a desperate and successful battle to save a historic tuolumne sequoia grove and some of the oldest trees in california. the burned forest area around hetch hetchy reservoir has also reopened to the public. >>> attends are cashing in and landlords, they are fed up. how you could be evicted for renting your home on air bnb. tenants are cashing in and landlords are fed up. >> there is not a matter of acceptability, to me. this is criminal deception. >> gm's ceo under fire for a second day. the claims the company covered up a deadly defect. ,,,,,,,,,,,, tough on tenants who rent o their spaces on air bnb... as consumerwatch reporter j watts explains -- there's bn a >>> landlords are starting to get tough on tenants who rent out their spaces on air bnb. as kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains, there's a sharp uptick on eviction notices in san francisco. >> reporter: it's no four star hotel but jeff katz's living room has been a hit on air bnb. >> it's a gre

the c-h-p says this is the second helicopter yosemite has seen in two weeks.s: >> reporter: released in 2011, then finding herself in trouble again for shop lifting. the 28-year old will be back in court next week. >> pam: the u-s postal service will be putting former san milk on a stamp. >> jacqueline:the tail end of the system off shore. nothing really dramatic. temps will be much cooler despite sunshine. hayward, freemont and concord can see sme some rain. >> jacqueline:sunny skies but a lot cooler tomorrow. temps will drop overnight and more snow for the sierra the >> jacqueline:heading into friday ...a stronger system moving in and will rebound into te weekend. we will be dry and in the 70's. >> pam:jason is up next with sports! marks. go! it's chaos out there. but the m-class sees in your blind spot, pulls you back into your lane, even brakes all by itself. it's almost like it couldn't crash... even if it tried. the 2014 m-class. >> reporter:good evening everyone. warriors making news on and off the court >> reporter:earlier today we learned they have sc

state wide, snow showers from tahoe to yosemite. 44 tahoe. down south, sunshine in los angeles. upper 50s to upper 60s if i were you i'd have an extra layer handy. we have opportunities for rain here, i'll be back with the look at when in my accu-weather forecast. >> a project that thoep will help view one of san francisco's neighborhoods. >> and i'm michael finney what can you do if a clipper card readers at the train station don't work and you're late for a train? the answer is coming up next. ♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. start exploring at followyournola.com. [ woman ] and i love new orleans! if yathing's hard. like at followyournola.com. know the feeling? copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems,

date today is the low clouds break up, you may notice some cloud buildups over locations closer to yosemite. hour by hour the low clouds break up around the central bay, patches of low clouds hanging on the coast. towards tonight and tomorrow morning low clouds surge back in. all the way to the sacramento valley for tomorrow morning. one of the changes we're going to see is a system that triggered the sea breeze is going to start to move on. things have become cooler for now but they will begin to trend warmer as early as tomorrow as the area of low pressure begins to move on, tracking out of southern california, for two days, we'll get high pressure building back in so starting tomorrow, especially for the south bay valleys and areas towards pleasonton and livermore, see a warmup beginninsunday and probably peaking at some point monday as our inland temperatures make a run close to 80 degrees. next chance of rain, really nothing on the horizon. high pressure will start to weaken by wednesday and thursday that's going to allow our temperatures to cool down. as you see in the seven-day forec

on sunday, 26-year-old blake parkenson fell from a granite wall in yosemite's cathedral range.e helicopter was able to hoist him to safety. he's currently in a modesto hospital being treated for a broken back. >> i hit my back on a boulder. i was protudding off the ledge -- protudding off the -- protruding off the ledge. it had been a climb i wanted to do for a while. >> doctors say he's extremely lucky. despite the fall, he can still move his hands and leg. he's not paralyzed. the stanford admissions officers plans to return home after some intensive therapy. >>> all right, tori. 8:26. the irs is embroiled in a new scandal for shelling out millions of dollars to employees who were in tax trouble themselves. coming up in ten minutes, we'll get you live from washington, d.c. with all of the details and the damage control the irs is doing this morning. >> reporter: we're live in santa rosa, where a group of students who were originally told they were suspended to mark a very somber anniversary are returning to campus accompanied by their parents and an attorney. the interaction t

a palo alto man had to be rescued after a nasty fall at yosemite national park.son was rock climbing with a friend when he fell off higher cathedral spire. he expects to return home after a few weeks of therapy. >>> the mother of a student killed in a crash on i-5 is suing fedex. a fedex truck hit a bus full of teenagers in glenn county killing 10 people. the mom claims fedex uses trucks with a history of catching fire. >>> and the sharks just one win away from advancing in the nhl play-offs. san jose's patrick marleau scored the over time winner against the kings last night. game 4 is tomorrow night in l.a. >>> and. >>> stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment. ,, ,, female announcer: sleep train's interest free for 3 event is ending soon. get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort; even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, free set-up and free removal of your old mattress, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. but hurry, sleep train's interest free for 3 event, is ending soon. ♪ sleep train

it's a big difference. >> reporter: high in the mountains of yosemite is the source of drinking waterion people across the bay area. the dam is gate keeper for the water system, a series of pipes and rivers throwing 176 miles to san francisco. >> that reservoir holds 186 billion gallons. >> the dam may hold that much water, but following a mostly-dry winter, it's holding far less. >> you can almost see what we call a bathtub ring. where we are, we would be under water. >> the drought has left the reservoir half full for the first time in decades. old stone benches and the dam's original 1923 top are above water. >> normally, you wouldn't see that. it would be under water at this time. >> the public utility's commission says the winter snow isn't offering much hope! what's even more is that our snow pack is only at 35%. usually, we would be able to fill three times over with the amount of snow mount. >> it doesn't just create water, it makes energy.>tr(t&háhp &hc >> when we're in drought, we general ra generate less electricity. >> less water means less revenue. >> worst-case scenario

two helicopters were needed to rescue a palo alto man in yosemite national park. park officials say, the 26- year-old fell 30-feet. while climbing with a partner in the park's cathedral mountain range. he suffered serious injuries and needed a california highway patrol helicopter to get him off the mountain. the man was then taken in a different helicopter. to memorial medical center in modesto. there was a small mudslide that city officials are looking into for future problems. in the next several hours will have feet deep tell and that of the storthat tell end of them sweeps through. what spotty shower until th the morning commute. we're all expecting 100 of the inch of rain to a 10th of an inch of rain in most areas. though the mid-60s expected down south. along the coastline running in the upper 50s. as for the sierra mainframe right now. as tempters drop were expecting a little bit of snow. as for the extended forecast tomorrow a few morning showers isolated to route the area. by friday and will have a new with possible rain in saturday. the annual "420" mari

a main road through yosemite is reopening for the season.cier point road has been closed because of snow and icy conditions. it recently opened to bicyclists and will open for vehicles tomorrow at noon. visitors are urged to use caution on the road. the park service says it may be wet because of melting snow. hundreds of local runners will run in boston. it is qun year after the bombs -- it is one year after the bombs exploded. they were provided with these pictures as they jogged through mill valley. the group includes runners training for boston along with those who ran in previous boston marathons. and a cross country relay ended in boston tonight. one run for boston began in los angeles last month. individual runners carried a baton for 10 to 20 miles before handing it off to other runners. >> when you can catch this week's blood moon. >> say you find on cashed paycheck more than 20 years old. is it still good? i am michael finney and i will have the answer coming up on 7 on your side. >> i am -- we have clear skies and some stratus is m

. >>> want to show you a massive rock slide at yosemite. 16,000 tons of rocks fell from a cliff in yosemite national park. the slide actually happened march 31 from a cliff. the massive amount of rock forced officials to close the rancheria falls trail. no one was hurt. >>> it was beautiful today for most of us, i believe. >> yeah, plenty of sunshine. the only spot that didn't stay cool was the immediate clothes line. what a difference four miles made across parts of san francisco. ft. mason had a high of 65 today. then get a look here across soma. we had 82 degrees. and that was all just a function of the wind. and then in the interior portion of san francisco, it was offshore, so no cooling precip and breeze to keep those temperatures higher. the wind is turning onshore for everybody here in san francisco. also including oakland, livermore. it's more of this westerly wind that's going to import this cooler pacific breeze and also build up fog at the coastline. we get a look at the sky camera network and still averaging some of the warmest weather in the east bay. let's check out the fog i

then we may still see a few more around yosemite tomorrow. a weather system could bring us a chance of rain for next week. but we'll see the temperatures heading up before we get there. there are your thundershowers firing up and tapering off during the nighttime and we'll see a few more popping up tomorrow. we'll wake up to some areas of low clouds for the morning. then sunshine for the afternoon. saturday looks to be the cooler of the two days. as your easter weekend forecast will show you, we'll see mostly 70s. the numbers on the right show you the inland temperatures climbing into the 80s. we're going to see the temperatures drop by as much as 20 degrees by next week. we will have a look at that in the next half hour. >>> a deadly day in mt. everest. one northern california man managed to survive. how his family found out i was safe. >>> i'm kimberly tere live. it's been 100 years, but are we ready for the next disaster? we'll have all that in a roort. >>> a strong earthquake rattled mexico. it happened at 9:30 this morning. 280 miles sou

you wouldn't think that yosemite slough would exist. >> reporter: it's a three to four layer of toxicdge. >> it's around 360 parts per billion, this is 5,000 parts per billion. way above what we would normally get concerned about. >> reporter: this forgotten wet land is forgotten now more. it's kicking off a 15 million dollar project to restore the slough but before it hauls away polluted mud, it will hang signs temporarily warning the public to stay out. >> the first goal is to make sure people don't get in and if they do, they don't swim, fish or wade in there. >> reporter: for now, people are getting in flipping easily through the broken fence. one trespasser that didn't want to be identified calls the cleanup long over due. >> all this land is sitting here going to waste. they can put a pack for kids. if they clean this up descent, it will be beautiful for them to come play in. >> reporter: another neighbor worries about the toxic land that will soon be housing developments. >> the waste, chemicals and it's unhealthy for the public and for this community. >> reporter: jared says i

a main road through yosemite is reopening for the season.nt road has been closed because of snow and icy conditions. it recently opened to bicyclists and will open for vehicles tomorrow at noon. visitors are urged to use caution on the road. the park service says it may be wet because of melting snow. hundreds of local runners will run in boston. it is qun year after the bombs -- it is one year after the bombs exploded. they were provided with these pictures as they jogged through mill valley. the group includes runners training for boston along with those who ran in previous boston marathons. and a cross country relay ended in boston tonight. one run for boston began in los angeles last month. individual runners carried a baton for 10 to 20 miles before handing it off to other runners. >> when you can catch this week's blood moon. >> say you find on cashed paycheck more than 20 years old. is it still good? i am michael finney and i will have the answer coming up on 7 on your side. >> i am -- we have clear skies and some stratus is moving in

a link at abc7news.com. >>> a bay area rock climber seriously injured in a fall from a ledge at yosemiteays he hopes to chile again. the highway patrol released video of the rescue at the national park open sunday. the 26-year-old palo alto man fell 30' on a ledge. crews hoisted him into the helicopter and took him to a hospital. he is being treated for spinal fractures and is expected to cover. the experienced climber talk about what happened. >> hit my back on a boulder and it protruded. i had been wanting to do the climb for white -- quite a while. i will have to wait to finish up. >> he said he is grateful for the daring work of the crew that will give him the chance to climb again. >> the first lawsuit is filed in the deadly tour bus crash that claimed the lives of five son california teens, the family of the 17-year-old filed a $100 million suit against fedex and the tour bus company and would have been the first in the family to go to college. ten people were killed in the april 10 crash including five high school students headed to a college tour. fedex trucks are said to have a

so high temperatures today across the state ranging from the upper 10s in yosemite -- upper 70s in yosemiteperatures from the low to mid-60s from san francisco. 68 oakland. low 70s napa and san jose. and mid-70s out toward the livermore valley. this morning should be a pretty nice day. a little breezy at times at the coliseum with numbers in the mid-and upper 60s for the a's. the accuweather seven-day forecast, today mild to cool, warmer and sunnier tomorrow, cloudy and cool we're a chance of rain minnesota night into tuesday. temperatures revere williams wednesday and thursday. hoping for a little more rain next weekend. >> yeah, that would be nice if the system did bring us something. all right, thank you, lisa. >>> in sports in afternoon the a's will try to stay hot against the astros after pounding houston at the coliseum last night. here's collin resch with the highlights in your sports. >> good morning. after a 7-2 road trip, the a's return home last night. the pregame extending the contract of the reliever sean doolittle little for five years. then he was given the night off because

so upper 70s from yosemite with almost 60 degrees in lake tahoe. feeling a little better at the beaches despite the cool numbers. it won't be quite as gusty out there. we will be looking at some days for the week ahead in the 70s. actually tomorrow in oakland we will see low 70s. notice the dip on tuesday with the breezier conditions. then we are back up wednesday and thursday to above average readings. so in the south bay we will look for some milder readings today with numbers from the low to mid-70s around palo alto and san jose. 75 in morgan hill. city coming up into the mid-60s. warmer for you. the giants game. 68 oakland with mid-70s santa rosa and napa. about 77 today in concord. plenty of sunshine. so it looks like a nice afternoon at the ballpark with temperatures warming up through the 60s today and the accuweather seven-day forecast another warmer than average day tomorrow except for the coast, pretty much the same there. cooler, breezier tuesday and wednesday. and another system passes to the north of us. then behind it it will be breez

sunny and 70 degrees in yosemite. computer models show you're just a few passing clouds to do and it's going to be a hot week ahead. probably not cooling things down until late fred into saturday. 64 degrees in pa receive caa. many spots in the bay you see plenty of sunshine and 60s and 70s as we look towards the next couple of days. thought about, many 90s into wednesday and thursday and then the sea breeze on friday, much cooler temperatures. these are a good 20 to 30 degrees warmer than we've seen over the last few days. >> it's shorts weather. >> it is. head to the beach. 70s out of the coast >>> find a bargain can be next to impossible. allen martin thought he found up in marin county. >> but turns out too good to be true. >> reporter: to get a house here is going to cost you, on average, $1.4 million. when i saw a listing for a good fixer upper that might make a good rental property or a flip, got $55,000, i thought, hey, that's got to be too good to be true. we've got to watch your footing but can't use them an